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Jean-Marie Le Pen to remain Front National's 'honorary president'

A court has upheld Jean-Marie Le Pen’s exclusion from France’s Front National party, but has allowed him to remain honorary president.

Japan

Bathing in Beaujolais!

Why just drink it, when you can also bathe in it?

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Ireland united in 2023 Rugby World Cup bid

Emerald Isle in Rugby World Cup bid

France

The vote to watch: possible movers and shakers in the 2017 French presidential poll

As international politics begins to turn on its head, next year’s French presidential election has been dubbed the one to watch.

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Cult

Van Gogh book of drawings slammed as fake

An extraordinary row has broken out over a new book that claims to contain previously unpublished drawings by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh.

France

Nicolas Sarkozy faces fresh allegations over cash from Gaddafi

Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy is facing fresh allegations over the financing of his 2007 election campaign just days before France is due to hold the first round of primary elections to select

France

Source close to former French minister Emmanuel Macron says he will announce presidential candidacy on Wednesday

Sport

Three-way battle for Vendee Globe lead

Vincent Riou, fellow Frenchman Armel Le Cleac’h and Britain’s Alex Thompson have embarked upon a ding dong battle at the head of the Vendee Glove fleet.

France

Minute's silence at Stade de France in memory of Paris attacks

A minute’s silence has been held ahead of France’s World Cup qualifying match against Sweden – marking the first anniversary of the Paris attacks.

World News

Armistice day 2016: Britain and France remember war dead

Armistice Day commemorations have taken place in France and the UK to remember the end of the first world war and those killed in conflict.

Cinema

'Apnée' an hysterical hotchpotch of the bizarre and banal

Euronews journalist Philippe Mathieu guides through the bizarre and banal world portrayed in the French film ‘Apnée.

France

Interpol gets first Chinese president

He’s the first Chinese official to be elected to the position.

Economy

French job creation gaining momentum

France saw its fastest job creation last quarter since the eve of the financial crisis in 2007 with 52,200 new jobs.

World News

Grenade thrown at French embassy in Athens

Anti-terror officers are investigating a suspected grenade attack on a security post outside the French embassy in central Athens.

France

French nurses stage nationwide protests

Thousands of nurses have rallied across France to demonstrate against budget cuts and staff shortages, claiming care is being put at risk.

France

French feminists walk off the job to highlight gender pay gap

Activists in Paris have walked off the job to protest against the gender pay gap.

France

Why some women in France quit work at 16h34 on Monday

Women in France were called upon to quit work at 16.

Sport

Murray reaches summit of world rankings following stunning season-long battle with Djokovic

Britain’s Andy Murray has continued his stellar season by reaching the summit of the men’s world rankings for the first time in his career.

France

ETA leader arrested in southwestern France - Spanish officials

The head of the Basque militant separatist group ETA is said to have been arrested in south-western France.

France

Good COP, bad COP? Will applying the Paris Climate agreement be a COP-out?

November 4th sees the application of the Paris COP21 agreement on fighting climate change, but will polluting nations take the necessary steps and live up to their promises?